Mother speaks out about teen charged in daughter’ s attack

Homestead High junior charged with sexual assault

The mother of a girl who claims to be the victim of a sexual assault earlier this year at Homestead High School said she wants to set the record straight after seeing an interview on Friday with the accused teen and his family.

Gregory Rounds, 17, has been charged with second-degree sexual assault. He is accused of asking a 14-year-old girl to perform a sex act in a car in the Homestead High School parking lot.

"He did not force her to do this, and I believe that it was consensual from previous encounters with this young lady that I had spoken to my nephew about," Sabrina Loving told 12 News on Friday.

The girl's mother, who 12 News is not identifying to protect the child, said at first she thought that Rounds was a nice kid who made a mistake. But the woman said she later checked out Rounds' Facebook page and Instagram account and saw photos of him getting a lap dance from one girl and grabbing the breast of another.

"He doesn't look innocent," she told 12 News. "He doesn't come across to me as a good kid. He's 17 years old. He doesn't have anything in common with a 14-year-old. He shouldn't have never even contacted my daughter on Facebook at school. She shouldn't know him. She shouldn't know his name. She's a freshman, and he's a junior."

Rounds did not speak during the interview with 12 News on Friday, but his aunt said the girl has repeatedly contacted him via text message and Facebook since the incident in January, wanting to see him again. The girl's mother admitted there was social media contact between the two.

"She said it was just innocent texting back and forth, but it was not about no sex or anything," the mother said. "I think she liked this boy and she did this just because she liked him... I don't think they're friends now."

The girl's mother said the event has turned her family upside down, and it's a long way from being over. She said her daughter is going to have to look for another school.